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The fewer and the proud

Cover Story | Anxious parents, wartime funk, and anti-war counter-recruiters may lower the numbers, but at boot camp the recruits are raring to go to war

In this issue: "The fewer and the proud," April 23, 2005

Features

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No want of a nail

Politics |  House Majority Leader Tom DeLay is a scandalmonger's dream

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Roots of genocide

Interview |  Richard Weikart on how Hitler was Darwin's ideological grandson

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Tsunami turnabout

Disaster |  Indonesian islanders who escaped December's disaster are still shaking from spring quakes

Moving pictures
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Moving pictures

Abortion |  Young mothers describe how ultrasound technology persuaded them to choose life for their children

Porn again
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Porn again

Feature |  XXX masters of duplicity preach purity in the pulpit while hiding prurient practices at the computer screen

Dispatches

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The Buzz

Iraq President Bush traveled to Fort Hood, Texas, the largest U.S. military base, to mark the two-year anniversary of the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime and…

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Hard drive On April 7, an Anchorage, Alaska, man drove his car up over a sidewalk and rammed it into a wall at the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) building.

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Quotables

"There is no doubt in my mind there is a living God. And no doubt in my mind that Lord, Christ, was sent by the Almighty." President George W. Bush to…

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Showdown

It's unsure how some Senate Republicans will vote on ending the filibuster of Bush's judicial nominees

Reviews

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Sahara

Movies |  It's easy to compare Sahara to last year's surprisingly successful National Treasure, but Sahara becomes increasingly unhinged as the story progresses

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Revelations

Television |  Even as a thriller, the TV show Revelations falls far short of the Book

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Strange Days

Television |  New National Geographic series shows the unintended consequences when human beings throw one element out of whack

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Bestselling CDs

Notable CDs |  The five bestselling classical albums according to Billboard, April 2

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How firm a foundation?

Culture |  The ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State are challenging government funding of faith-based community-service programs

Notebook

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Fighting Tiger

Sports |  A masterful shot gives Tiger Woods a fourth victory at Augusta

Voices

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Mailbag

Letters, feedback, etc.

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Parachute packers

Without them there are no safe and happy landings

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Beggar's morsel

A discerning way to run toward the homeless instead of away

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Pros and cons

Conservatism in a new pope is both a positive and a negative

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The Catholic moment

What evangelicals can learn from the lavish coverage of John Paul II

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